Koula Moutou Airport
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Koulamoutou Airport or Koula Moutou Airport is an airport
serving Koulamoutou
, the capital
of the Ogooué-Lolo Province in central Gabon
.
of 1070 feet (326 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 15/33 with an asphalt
surface measuring 1780 by 45 m (5,839.9 by 147.6 ).
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
serving Koulamoutou
Koulamoutou
Koulamoutou is the capital of Ogooué-Lolo Province in central Gabon, with a population of around 16,000 people. It lies at the confluence of the River Lolo and the River Bouenguidi and on the N6 road. The town has an airport and had been developed by a Minister of Tourism born in a nearby...
, the capital
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of the Ogooué-Lolo Province in central Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
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of 1070 feet (326 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 15/33 with an asphalt
Asphalt
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surface measuring 1780 by 45 m (5,839.9 by 147.6 ).